The ear pain of a child, present for several weeks, were actually linked to the presence of hundreds of ticks in his ear.
- In Malaysia, a little girl suffered from ear pain for several weeks.
- After they spread, doctors discovered hundreds of ticks in his ear that were quickly withdrawn.
- Her mother thinks it might be due to the fact that her daughter likes to play with stray cats.
In Malaysia, Hayfa Nasir, a little girl, complained for weeks to have an ear pain. After The Mirrorhis mother, Aqila, noticed anything abnormal after checking the orifice using a torch. The latter assumed that it was a button. It was not until the next morning that she began to worry, because the child’s pain spread to her neck and the little girl was lethargic. After having taken a look at her ear again, the mother sees tiny black dots. Neither one nor two, the parents take him to the doctor.
Hundreds of small ticks housed in the ear of a little girl
During the consultation, the practitioner places a camera inside his ear and discovers hundreds of small ticks. As a reminder, the tick is a parasitic mite visible to the naked eye that lives in forests, tall grass or green spaces. The latter feeds on animal or human blood. In humans, “She then seeks the warm and humid places of the human body, where the skin is the finest: fold of the knees, groin, armpits, genitals, scalp, etc.”, according to The Regional Health Agency (ARS) Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Problem: by biting us, this insect can transmit pathologies, such as Lyme disease or tick encephalitis.
Lyme disease, caused by a bacteria of the genus Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato, originates initially by a rash characterized by a red circle of a few centimeters around the tick bite. If this condition is not taken care of in time or is not treated, it can affect several systems and organs (durable joint pain, partial paralysis of the members, gastrointestinal problems, etc.). Regarding tick -eating encephalitis, it is an infection that affects the central nervous system and can lead to neurological sequelae for several years in 40 % of cases, according to Public health France. It results in fever, headache and chills, then a state of deep or agitation, drowsiness, delusions, tone disorders of muscles or balanced losses.
Tick invasion: contact with stray cats in question?
After this surprising discovery, Malaysian health professionals removed the ticks as quickly as possible, warning that if it was not done quickly, the ear could get infected. Thus, the little girl was operated on and her ear was carefully cleaned to eliminate the eggs left by the parasite. Shortly after the intervention, Hayfa was able to go home and received analgesics to take for several days. According to information from the British daily life, no one knows how ticks came to his ear. Aqila thinks it might be due to the fact that her child likes to play with stray cats.
